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Record Store Day 2021 has confirmed the official vinyl releases for its two RSD Drop days and it's set to be another fantastic event. Record fans rejoice! Record Store Day has published its list of releases for 2021 featuring over 500 exclusive records.  Participating record stores throughout the UK will be stocking the limited edition releases which many a vinyl fan … [Read more...] about Record Store Day 2021 UK Releases Announced

'Press On Vinyl', a brand new vinyl pressing plant, is opening in Teesside as the record industry continues to thrive during the pandemic. An upstart business named Press On Vinyl are opening a brand new pressing plant on Teeside. The three owners, Danny Lowe, David Hynes, and David Todd are music lovers with business and engineering backgrounds that wanted to combine their … [Read more...] about New Record Pressing Plant To Open In North of England

Fancy taking your records for a spin? And by spin, we mean on a car journey! That’s exactly what Lexus are demoing with their new concept car, the Lexus IS Wax Edition. The car, very uniquely, has its own record player installed in the glovebox that is able to play music on the move without any skipping. To show off the design and usability of the special turntable, LEXUS … [Read more...] about Record Players Take To The Road In Lexus Concept Car

National Album Day announces this year’s date and theme as the event returns for its 4th year. National Album Day has announced that their theme for this year’s event will be ‘Celebrating Women In Music’. It’s the perfect time to announce the event as the world enjoys the cultural, political, social, and economic achievements of women as part of International Women’s … [Read more...] about National Album Day Announces This Year’s Theme Of Celebrating Women

Record Store Day and Vans join forces to help support Black-owned record stores across the US with the release of two albums. With Record Store Day 2021 scheduled to be taking place on June 12th, 2021 (fingers crossed), people have been after more details about the much-loved event. One of the first pieces of news we’ve got is that Record Store Day has teamed up with … [Read more...] about Vans and RSD Show Support For Black-owned Record Stores

This year’s completely online SXSW festival has announced a second wave of music artists to the bill, adding to the already huge and varied roster. Finding ways around the recent pandemic has been a hard job for the music industry, but SXSW took the bull by the horns and became one of the first festivals to bravely announce their event would be completely online for … [Read more...] about SXSW 2021 Announces Second Wave of Music Artists